How common is the surname Moorefield?

1,928 people in the United States had the surname Moorefield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 160,138 Americans. It ranked 15,250th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Moorefield?

Olive Moorefield, American actress.

Where is the surname Moorefield most common?

Wikidata records people named Moorefield in the United States.

Is the surname Moorefield getting more or less common?

More common. 1,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,928 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Moorefield

A surname, carried by 1,928 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M614

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moorefield is more common than 90.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,928 people named Moorefield in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 160,138 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,910.

#15,250

rank among US surnames

1,928

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #14,370)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,246	Soden	1,929	160,055
#15,250	Moorefield	1,928	160,138
#15,255	Bohman	1,927	160,221
#15,259	Fritch	1,926	160,304

Who is named Moorefield

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

88% of people named Moorefield identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
Two or more races 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Moorefields

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Olive Moorefield
American actress, born 1932

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moorefield

Morefield

Moorefield has the Soundex code M614, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M614.

Questions

How common is the surname Moorefield?: 1,928 people in the United States had the surname Moorefield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 160,138 Americans. It ranked 15,250th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moorefield?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Moorefield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Moorefield?: Olive Moorefield, American actress.
Where is the surname Moorefield most common?: Wikidata records people named Moorefield in the United States.
Is the surname Moorefield getting more or less common?: More common. 1,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,928 in 2010, up 0.9%.